SOS relies on the kindness and generosity of Canadians to be able to provide a home for the most vulnerable children around the world.
SOS Children's Villages in Vicenza
On a site which was offered by the municipality of Vicenza to the SOS Children's Village, four family houses and two youth homes were constructed. Each house has a covered-in play area, and the children can also enjoy the large playing fields which can be used by all the children in the SOS-Children's Village. Additional buildings are the Village Director's home, an administrative office, a guesthouse and a day-care centre for children from 3 to 10 years, who are looked after by educational staff.
A kindergarten, the primary school and secondary schools are within easy reach from the SOS Children's Village and therefore, the children are well integrated into their neighbourhood. The local hospital is also near the SOS Children's Village.
Included in the SOS-Children's Village's welfare programme is a youth care centre for former SOS-youth, a centre for physically and mentally handicapped youth, who cannot expect assistance from their own relatives and a counselling centre for pregnant women and single mothers.
Our Impact
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The SOS Kindergarten in Italy are a fundamental building block for the early development needs including, intellectual and social skills for children. |
1 KINDERGARTENS | 6 Kindergarten students |
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SOS Social Centres in Italy aim is to help families, in particular women and children, living in communities neighbouring the SOS Children's Villages to gradually escape from poverty, and to help young people become self-reliant. |
4 SOCIAL CENTRES | 43 Beneficiaries |
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The SOS Children's Village in Italy provides loving homes to orphaned and abandoned children |
1 VILLAGES | 54 Orphaned and Abandoned Children |
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The SOS Youth Facilities in Italy provides youth with a loving environment where they learn to transition into independent living and to expand their education |
1 YOUTH FACILITIES | 4 Youths in our Care |
Our Impact